Passing through the station

Ruan Bai blinked his eyes twice, counted his fingers, and sincerely sighed: "The salary of an official is quite high." This is still a seventh-rank speech officer with no money.

After all, he is also the boss of the courier distribution point, and he is the director of the guest house. He will be rich just around the corner!

Speaking of which, where is his "car"?Why are the donkeys and horses that Xiao Xizi promised to exchange for still missing?Could it be that he encountered the government's arrears of wages to migrant workers?

But he doesn't necessarily ride a cow to deliver the courier, does he?Besides, this cow is also their own.

No, the desolate post where he lives now belongs to the property of the working people, not a post station, so...

"Where is my station?" Where is his office?It's a courier distribution point and a guest house, so it doesn't mean he should be allowed to work at home, right?This rhythm is wrong.

"It's not that the salary is high. Many of them were purchased by the family. Only the small village in the suburbs of Beijing was purchased by myself." Tian Kaifu justified himself before asking in doubt, "Isn't this a post station?"

"Huh? But we've already bought the land deed here." Ruan Bai suddenly looked horrified, "Could it be that the purpose of the court's appointment of me as an official is to take this place back?!" He was a civil servant in his previous life, and some cheeky things happened. There are many.

"This is definitely not." How could the court do this?

"Where are the horses? Where are the people?" The courier came over, and besides entertaining board and lodging, he, the postman, had to change horses.You can't be a polished commander, you have to have post soldiers and post households?He will never forget the lessons he just had in the past two days.

"What about the funds? I haven't seen a single copper coin." With so many people eating, drinking, and wearing clothes, they can't rely on opening their mouths to feed the northwest wind, right?

Station, no.

people, no.

Horse, no.

money, no.

Is this what you do when you are a civil servant in Dazhou?

Ruan Bai's eyes were full of deep distrust.

Tian Kaifu's face was full of embarrassment.As a young man who has only been in the officialdom for a few years, his face is far from tempered.

Chu Hao, who stood outside for a while, his eyes were filled with deep anger, he stretched his long legs and arms, and carried Ruan Bai away like a puppy.

Ruan Baiding didn't struggle at all.Can you see a big man screaming and struggling?Besides, when Chu Hao was angry, he could only masturbate. He was stronger than others, and he couldn't beat him...

Ruan Bai's obedience slowed down Chu Hao's anger, and he didn't go back to his room. He patted him twice like a puppy, and then twice, and walked around the barren post one circle after another.During the period, Big Fatty and Little Fatty saw that they followed Chu Hao, chasing and biting the heels of his trousers.

After plowing the barren post several times, Chu Hao suddenly stopped, and muttered to himself with a serious expression: "Why am I angry?"

Big Fatty and Little Fatty finally caught up, but they couldn't move their feet. After taking two bites, they began to dislike it and sat down on the ground with their thighs.

Ruan Bai rolled his eyes, leaned on Chu Hao's shoulder and jumped down. Before he could take two steps, he was caught by the shoulder and went back. He turned his head and asked, "Why?" A rebellious boy is really...

"Why are you going?" I haven't seen you for a day, so don't you have nothing to say to brother?

"Let's go to class." Ruan Bai said as a matter of course.He was in the classroom just now, in front of the teacher and the auditors, he was hijacked in public.He hasn't talked about how much land to buy yet!

A flame sprang up again.Chu Hao frowned, and suppressed this unexplainable evil fire, trying to maintain the image of a steady big brother: "Don't worry about Tian Kaifu's little money, tell me what you want to buy, why bother to look far away? Why don't you ask an outsider?" As he spoke, his anger was about to rise again.That's right, he must be angry because of this, not seeing Ergou get so close to Tian Kaifu!

"Didn't you not tell me yesterday?" That's why he asked others today.No, Chu Hao is also "someone else".How could the two of them know each other so well, they couldn't even be called their own.

Ruan Bai's words were only used to explain the facts, but Chu Hao heard a hint of grievance and coquettishness from them. The young man's thin shoulders and big eyes looking at him made his heart tremble everywhere.He stroked Ruan Ergou's hair, and softened his voice: "Brother was wrong yesterday. If I bought the land in Xiyuan, I would naturally have your share. Xiaobai doesn't need to buy any more. Keep your money and return it in the future." I have to marry a wife." When it came to marrying a wife, he felt a little awkward in his heart.Then I thought again, how old is his second dog?I didn't have to think about this issue for several years, so I calmed down my restless heart that I didn't understand what was going on.

"I want to buy it myself." He has money himself, so it's okay to save a little effort on the steps and get a little cheaper.Is it so easy to take advantage of other cheap?Ruan Bai didn't know Chu Hao's thoughts at all, and he didn't want to connect with the thoughts of a rebellious kid at all.The earth is so good, why go to Mars?Even if it's just the realm of thought, he doesn't want to be an alien.

"Okay, buy it yourself!" The second dog of their family is promising, and they can buy their own property at a young age.Chu Hao finally showed a smiling face, and accompanied Ruan Bai back to the classroom.

Tian Fuzi: His Royal Highness's level is much higher than his. Sit down and listen to his class, are you sure you are not here to kick the gym?

Chu Hao didn't make trouble, and listened quietly. After the get out of class was over, he felt his feet were a little cold. He looked down and saw that the uppers and uppers of the two shoes were all scratched, and were gnawed to pieces by two puppies.

"puff."

"Wang!"

"Well?"

Ruan Bai bent down and quickly picked up two puppies wagging their tails to ask for credit, and ran to eat in a hurry.The dog is still young and cannot stand the iron sand palm.

Tian Kaifu twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "Your Majesty, can you bring me a pair of shoes, my lord?"

Chu Hao moved his toes, thinking of letting others into his and Ruan Bai's room, he felt a little conflicted in his heart, so he stood up and took two steps to try: "No, I can still go, I will change it myself. You can go when you have time." Urge the above, how to arrange it as soon as possible, and implement it as soon as possible. There is also the Ministry of Industry... Forget it, you don’t need to take care of the Ministry of Industry.”

"Yes, I understand." Tian Kaifu knew that he had no control over the Ministry of Industry. "As for the funds and other issues mentioned by Mr. Ruan today, I will write an official document to remind you." No matter what it is, Once implemented layer by layer, time is wasted.If it is added in case there is someone who does not have eyesight, it will be even more difficult to say.Don't do bad things with good intentions.

Tian Kaifu's worry was not unreasonable. In fact, within three days, he knew why the inn here had nothing to do with the military funds originally purchased by the imperial court.

The military supplies Ruan Bai and the others brought back from the grassland were divided into two parts.

Among them, some weapons and the like, except that they kept a part for their own use, were all purchased by the frontier army at Shunyang Pass according to the price, and they were settled in copper coins and materials.

In addition, the enviable war horses that Xiao Xizi came to talk to, the delivery method is divided into four parts.One part is about the ownership of the barren post and the surrounding [-] mu of land and buildings, and the other part is the compensation; these two parts have been implemented.

The rest are the grain seeds and other materials distributed after the spring of the coming year, as well as an equal number of donkeys and a few large-born mares.The former is indeed not in such a hurry, but the latter has already passed the time promised by Xiao Xizi.Even if it was delayed due to the weather before, but now the weather has turned for the better, all the merchants from the capital have come, there is no reason why the horses and donkeys have not come yet.

The reason for not coming was naturally being stuck.

Ruan Bai's poisonous eyes, no matter how much Tian Kaifu tried to hide it, he could see something strange, and he probably knew what it was after a little speculation.But he just pretended he didn't know anything, and passed the day's class.In the evening, he went to ask Chu Hao: "Didn't the Ministry of Industry come forward directly? They also sent a man from the palace to take charge of the matter. How could anyone dare to slap the Ministry of Industry and His Majesty directly in the face?" This is too bold up!He really wanted to meet the real warrior, and he dared to touch the things in his Ruan Bai's pocket. Didn't he know that he used to be an agent, and collecting evidence/hacks was a major among his professions?

Chu Hao originally didn't want Ruan Bai to get in touch with these bad things, but after thinking about it, he simply opened up and explained: "You are also an official now, even if you don't like many things in the official world, you can only follow them for a while. Like this time, your supplies were detained because you didn't go to Shangguan to get some..."

Ruan Bai listened for a full hour, listening to Chu Hao explain the various relationships around him clearly.

Dazhou stipulated that a station should be set up in thirty miles.These post stations are used to transmit information or materials such as official documents, and are also responsible for receiving officials who go out, etc. There is no difference in function, and there is no actual affiliation.

However, there are grades of post stations, from the highest first-class post station to the last sixth-class post station.Ruan Bai's station, which has everything you need, is of course the default sixth-class station; and a station [-] miles away from Shunyang Pass is a fifth-class station.

This subtle distance made Ruan Bai instantly understand the entanglement of interests.

The original court regulations were regulations, and they still needed to be implemented according to the actual situation.Just like the current side of Shunyang Pass, except for the war, the border population and administrative units are very small, so there is no need to set up another post station.A post station a little far away can take care of both.It's just a difference of ten miles, how much difference can it make?

But now because there is an extra Ruan Bai, and I don't know what those adults think about it, they have to give him the title of Yicheng, which is not a temporary position.Once another post station is set up within the forty miles, it is bound to dilute the benefits of the original post station.

Originally, there was not much oil and water here at the border, and if it was to be divided, no one would be happy to leave it there.So, when the supplies arrived there, they were detained.Originally, people thought that Ruan Bai would come over and bow his head to give some benefits. Anyway, the meaning was to let Ruan Bai know who the boss will be in the future, but they didn't expect that the days would drag on for many days. Didn't see it!

Chu Hao sneered: "A little postman dares to detain our things, Xiaobai, don't worry, we have to let him know that we are afraid of this." The so-called Shangguan is also divided into objects.Moreover, this old official with money may not be able to rise to a half-level in a lifetime, but he is clear about the officialdom and does all kinds of slippery things. If he is treated as a soft bun for the first time, he will sometimes be bitten in the future.

Layers of exploitation among officials is the norm, but there are also points.Change it to ordinary silver money, and if it is deducted, it will be deducted.But if you dare to withhold funds such as disaster relief money?Heads are not enough to chop off.

Although Ruan Bai's donkeys and horses do not belong to disaster relief money, they are a proof of the people's heroic killing of the enemy, and they are also a good teaching material for the imperial court to encourage the people to protect their homes and the country.If even this is deducted, should the common people still go to kill the enemy, and should they be a little bloody?

As far as he knows, now the capital and other places have made stories about Ruan Bai into stories and sung them in teahouses and wineries.Even in order to highlight the heroic image of the people of Dazhou, even his active-duty Qianhu, who played a vital role, was lost by Chunqiu.

The imperial court is obviously trying to portray Ruan Bai as a national hero, and it is natural to give various benefits and rewards to heroes.

Chu Hao, who knows the ins and outs of the matter the most, of course understands that this is just to cover up the things in Ruan Bai's mind. He was a little disgusted at first, but it might not be a good place to use.

Isn't it a good excuse for a national hero to be mistreated and exploited by superior officials?The people in the frontier are tough, maybe someone will talk to that reckless Yicheng about life or something.If you dare to detain the belongings of his second dog, you have to kneel down and send them over!

However, the plan in Chu Hao's heart was not implemented in time, and that Yicheng who Chu Hao didn't even bother to remember his name drove the animals over in person.

Chu Hao was resting that day, wearing a sheepskin robe, and was carrying a ladder to repair the roof.The weather has been fine these two days, the snow on the roofs has melted, and there are leaks in a few rooms, which need to be repaired quickly.Unexpectedly, before he even got on the ladder, he heard the crack of the whip behind him.

With Chu Hao's reaching out, even if he is carrying a heavy ladder, he will not be directly drawn.Chu Hao's temper is not very good, except on special occasions, such as directly pretending to be a slave on the grassland, in order to find the whereabouts of the little Hun prince, he will not suppress his temper, especially when the whip didn't hit him once. After winning the draw, there was a second draw.

The first slap can be said to be slippery, and it is understandable to barely pay it back; the second slap is a hand owe, and it is completely indebted to beating.

Chu Hao didn't even put down the ladder, he stepped on a stone and kicked back. From such a short distance, he heard a cry of pain almost immediately, and then the man yelled hoarsely and harshly: "Bold and unreasonable, how dare you Beating the imperial court official, don't you want to die?!"

Only then did Chu Hao put down the ladder slowly, and turned to look at the middle-aged man with one hand covering his forehead. The man's fingertips were oozing blood, and with the dust all over his face, he looked very miserable.He looked at the whip still clenched tightly in the other hand of the man, and said slowly: "In broad daylight, you dare to murder the imperial court official. I want to ask you, do you want to die?"

Tian Kaifu wanted to go out when he heard the movement, but was held back by Ruan Bai, and he lay down at the window to watch Chu Hao bullying others.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Ruan Bai hated that he didn't have melon seeds at hand, not even tea.Of these two people, one was said to have been beaten when a stone was thrown; the other was said to have been murdered after being whipped twice but failed.In conclusion, all are not good birds.

Tian Kaifu didn't have Ruan Bai's leisurely mind at all, and his face was full of anger: "Bold officer, dare to treat His Highness... Your Excellency is unreasonable!"

Ruan Bai frowned, remembering the key word - Your Highness.

The two court officials outside looked at each other, and the strange middle-aged man was quickly defeated.

"Your subordinate, Cao Da, is the Leyang Post Office Cheng; you have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, and you bumped into the Shangguan. I wonder if the Shangguan can tell you his name?" Cao Da's official prestige did not persist for more than three seconds.He is a little postman, and almost all the officials who can be regarded as an official are older than him. Even if the official who meets this person is younger than him, then it will not be too late for him to clean up.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Although Ruan Bai was also a civil servant in his previous life, he has always been an expatriate in nature, working independently for a long time, and the only person who needs to be responsible is a superior leader; coupled with the military style, there are not so many twists and turns Go around.

Chu Hao narrowed his eyes slightly, said his identity lightly, and asked: "Cao Yicheng is not at Leyang Station, why are you here?"

When Cao Da heard that he was from a thousand households, he was so angry that he scolded his mother, knowing that his stone was for nothing.Qianhu is repairing the roof with a ladder, so sick?With so many people under his command, is it worth doing it yourself?On the surface, he said respectfully: "Returning to Lord Qianhu, the official came this time to find Lord Ruan, the postman here. He has a batch of donkeys and horses at the official's place. I don't know when he will take them away?"

"Tut tsk tsk." After Ruan Bai smacked his lips, he asked Tian Kaifu in a low voice, "You said he would ask me how much I want?"

Tian Kaifu didn't understand: "Why did he ask you for money?" Then he frowned, "How dare he?!"

Of course Cao Da dared, and the reason was very reasonable: "The daily chewing of these donkeys and horses... must be specially arranged for people to take care of them... It was cold a while ago, and they specially lit a fire to keep warm..." Cao Da reported a few figures, "total One hundred six thousand three hundred and twenty five gold, let's wipe off the odds, Master Ruan's one hundred six thousand three hundred gold is enough."

In the warm room, after Cao Da finished speaking, he found no one answered.He glanced at Chu Qianhu who seemed to be indifferent, and then at Tian Kaifu who was looking at him coldly.Mr. Tian, ​​who came from the capital, has received him twice, so he recognizes him.He remembered that Mr. Tian was very generous.

After a while, Ruan Bai said: "Master Cao's request is reasonable. But since you want to charge these fees, can I bring my donkey and horse?"

When Cao Da heard that Ruan Bai was willing to pay, he first breathed a sigh of relief.No matter how powerful Chu Qianhu and Tian Kaifu are and how powerful they are, Ruan Bai is the real master.But at this moment, he didn't dare to speak too arrogantly: "There are too many, and they have not been brought. The donkeys and horses are still in Leyang Station."

Ruan Bai smiled, drinking tea...drinking boiled water.

When Cao Da saw it, he was cold again, and he felt a little panicked: "I don't know what Mr. Ruan thinks is wrong?"

It is wrong to change from home delivery to self-pickup, and to pay a detention fee.Ruan Bai's professional courses are very good and serious.

What Ruan Bai knew clearly, Tian Kaifu, as a teacher, of course knew even more. Now he couldn't help it anymore, and snorted coldly: "Master Cao, do you dare to show the official documents? What year, month, and month should these donkeys and horses be?" Where is the day delivered? When is it now? Where are these donkeys and horses? Mr. Cao, do you still think there is something wrong?"

As soon as Cao Da heard Tian Kaifu speak, cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty set very strict regulations on the time for transmitting information between post stations.Whether it is any material, if it exceeds the time limit, or if there is a defect or omission, it will be punished with a rod, and exiled if it is serious.

It's just that the laws are naturally enforced in those prosperous places, or at the feet of the emperor.When it comes to places like Shunyang Pass where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, there are only four words left - adapt measures to local conditions, or act cheaply.

As long as the military plane is not delayed, no one will embarrass such a small postman, not to mention that he and Master Cao of Shunyang Pass are of the same clan.

Ruan Bai watched Tian Kaifu bully Cao Da, of course he didn't feel sympathetic. Originally, he wanted to bully Cao Da himself, but he suddenly felt bored when confronted with such soft bones.Sure enough, real men still like to chew hard bones!

After Cao Da was beaten by Tian Kaifu, he was released; the next day, he personally drove a group of donkeys and horses over, and privately gave Ruan Bai a large bag of money, which was heavy.

Ruan Bai was not short of money, so he didn't reach out his hand at all. Instead, he put a small silver ingot weighing two taels in Cao Da's hand: "Master Cao has worked hard, and the chewing of the animals these days still has to be counted."

Cao Da touched the small silver ingot, full of displeasure.Daring lovers are just young, but they have a clear heart.A group of donkeys and horses did not receive such meticulous service, and the price at the border gate was not high, but it was just a little fodder, and the two taels of silver were counted as more.

Ruan Bai is not a Madonna, but insists on being a human being so that we can meet each other in the future. Besides, many of his next actions are inseparable from this Leyang Station.Develop the Dashunyang Economic Circle, with Shunyang Station as the center, radiating the whole border, so that the common people can live a better life as soon as possible.

Ruan Bai knew that this matter was not simple, but it was not necessarily difficult.With his thoughts and insights beyond the times, he can think of hundreds of ideas for making money in minutes.But he soon knew that it was not just the common people who couldn't survive in this border, but also another group of people who were even bigger - the auxiliary army.

The source of the auxiliary army is very complicated, and they basically do not enjoy any protection in the army, and they do the dirtiest and most tiring work.

There are two kinds of people in the post station. The post households come from the annual corvee service of the common people, and the post soldiers can be regarded as regular troops, at least they are organized.

Ruan Bai wanted to set up a station, so Xu Wu took the opportunity to kneel down and said: "The villain has a few brothers from the same clan who are assisting the army. I beg Lord Ruan to give me a meal."

Ruan Bai didn't have much emotion about being kneeled down, he would naturally help with things he could help, and he wouldn't go beyond his means to help with things he couldn't help just because he was kneeled down.

"Isn't it cold on the ground? What's going on?" If he dared to say something and refused to get up, he would turn his head and leave.

Perhaps Xu Wu also felt that it was not good to kneel like this, so he slowly stood up and said, "When the villain arrived at the border, he was accompanied by six brothers of the same clan to take care of him, and later he joined the auxiliary army. Now three years have passed, and only six of them are left. The next two..."

After hearing this, Ruan Bai didn't immediately agree: "I'll think about it for a few days." The post station will have to start spring at the earliest, and it can only be built when the land thaws.It's only been two days of good weather, and winter has just begun.Besides, he has advisor No. [-] Tian Kaifu and advisor No. [-] Chu Hao, why don't he ask?

The author has something to say: Persimmon [The younger brother in the rebellious period refuses to call his brother so sad]: Oh...

The third child [it's time to eat]: Woo...

Persimmon [Is there any way to make Xiao Bai call someone]: Oh!

The third child [must have meat]: Woo!

Persimmon [There must be a way, but I can't think of it]: Alas~ alas!

The third child [also has big bones]: Woo~ woof!

Otada: What are you doing, Your Highness?

Xiaobai: They have special communication skills.